Almenara weather in January

In January, Almenara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 87 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Almenara's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almenara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Almenara is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Almenara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23020
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273020
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293120
303120
313120

How January really feels in Almenara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 25 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
25
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Almenara weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°8710.212.94.7
Feb31° / 20°568.112.54.6
Mar30° / 21°10712.412.14.6
Apr29° / 20°5810.711.65.3
May27° / 18°328.611.36.5
Jun26° / 17°22611.17.1
Jul26° / 16°216.911.17.2
Aug26° / 16°205.911.57.1
Sep28° / 17°306.511.96.5
Oct29° / 19°689.812.45.4
Nov29° / 20°14614.212.84.7
Dec30° / 20°1371312.94.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
43961
53961
64159
74159
84159
94159
104258
114258
124456
134456
144456
154456
164555
174555
184555
194654
204654
214654
224654
234753
244654
254654
264852
274852
284852
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Almenara gets around 87 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
635
735
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2033
2133
2232
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2432
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2731
2831
2931
3030
3130

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1136918
2136918
3136819
4136819
5136819
6136819
7136819
8136720
9126820
10126820
11136720
12136720
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21146422
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24146521
25136720
26136819
27136819
28127018
29127117
30117217
31117316

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:177:14
212.96:187:15
312.96:197:15
412.96:197:15
512.96:207:16
612.96:207:16
712.96:217:16
812.96:217:17
912.96:227:17
1012.96:237:17
1112.96:237:17
1212.96:247:17
1312.96:247:18
1412.96:257:18
1512.96:257:18
1612.96:267:18
1712.96:277:18
1812.96:277:18
1912.86:287:18
2012.86:287:18
2112.86:297:18
2212.86:297:18
2312.86:307:18
2412.86:317:18
2512.86:317:18
2612.86:327:18
2712.86:327:18
2812.86:337:18
2912.76:337:18
3012.76:347:18
3112.76:347:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Almenara

In seasonPeak

In January, Almenara sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Almenara's rainy season runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Almenara?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Almenara for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Almenara in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Almenara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Almenara in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Almenara peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Almenara?

Almenara sits at 16.2°S, 40.7°W, 193 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jequitinhonha, 43 km away.

Topography around Almenara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Almenara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almenara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m around an average of 248 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m.

The land around Almenara is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
571 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,069 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Jequitinhonha 43 km · Pedra Azul 67 km · Macarani 74 km · Encruzilhada 76 km · Medina 84 km · Itarantim 89 km · Cândido Sales 95 km · Itaobim 96 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Almenara (-16.1836°, -40.6944°, elevation 193 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).